English Vocabulary in Use: Advanced Book with Answers and Enhanced eBook Vocabulary Reference and Practice 3rd Edition

4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
Over to 
you
4.5
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What do you do before a stressful situation to boost your confidence? 
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Would you rather have a lot of paid leave or a higher salary? 
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Do you work better under pressure? Or do you prefer to have more time?
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Do you enjoy taking on extra responsibility? Or do you find it stressful?
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English Vocabulary in Use Advanced
5
At work: colleagues and routines
Colleagues
Philip is my 
opposite number
1
in 
the company’s New York office. We 
have a good 
working relationship
2
and there’s a lot of day-to-
day 
collaboration
3
. Having a 
counterpart
4
like Philip in another branch is a great 
support. Last month we got a new boss, who quickly 
established a good 
rapport
5
with everyone. She 
likes us to 
take the initiative
6
. The company is very 
hierarchical
7
; there’s a 
pecking order
8
for everything. 
I do a 
job-share
9
with a woman called Rose, which suits 
us as we each have childcare responsibilities. My office 
uses a 
hot-desking
10
system, so I sit in a different place 
every day. I socialise with my 
workmates
11
outside of 
work, but we try not to 
talk shop
12
on those occasions.
During the day (different work patterns)
I do fairly 
mundane
1
tasks. Occasionally I have to